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Excerpt from Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Summary + Rhetorical Analysis #1 The following essay being summarized and analyzed, an excerpt from Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates was originally published on July 14, 2015. This essay is a message to Coates’s son as well a piece that chronicles an interview that Coates participated in involving the opression of African Americans throughought the history of the United States. Along with a description of the interview, Coates…

Throughout history, food companies have always managed to manipulate society. Michael Moss has gone out of his way to tell the story of the history and how the mastermind planning behind the mega brands made them who they are today. The unaware public can now be more aware and start to make better choices for their health. Shoppers are too vulnerable from food companies. They have their foods engineered to perfection, they “taught” the society what to eat and has caused a health crisis just so…

With the introduction of silver dietary supplements, the user is exposed to larger concentrations of silver. The human body under normal conditions is able to remove a majority of silver ingested due to the hydrochloric acid in the stomach that causes the silver to become insoluble and no longer a threat to the individual. However, dietary supplements using higher concentrations of silver in various forms expose the human body to higher concentrations and may result in kidney damage,…

How to Clean, Repair, and Protect Your Hardwood Floors Hardwood flooring is not something you can ignore, since it requires some maintenance to keep it looking good. Here is what you need to know about cleaning hardwood, repairing scratches, and adding a protective finish. Cleaning Cleaning your hard flooring is not difficult to do as long as you know what kind of finish the floor has. This step is essential before repairing or protecting your hardwood floors. Surface Sealed Hardwood Hardwood…

Mitchell Saunders Mrs. Whitmire AP Environmental Science 4th Period 11 October 2014 The Woolly Adelgid: A Forest Nuisance The woolly adelgid, or hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelgis tsugae), is a species of small insect native to Japan that infests eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) trees in the Eastern United States. The insect was first discovered in the United States in Richmond, Virginia around 1954. The infected trees were part of a park located on the…

Sodium polyacrylate is a polymer with a unique structure, that chemists are leveraging in a variety of lucrative industrial applications. Sodium polyacrylate possesses a unique chemical property: the ability to absorb incredible amounts of water. It can absorb 300 to 800 times its weight in water (Superabsorbent Polymers). Industrial chemists have taken advantage of the polymer’s special function, and have incorporated it into dozens of different products. In fact, the industry behind…

The energy used emit big amount of gases like CO2 and NOX which foster the acid rain.  Painting/coating/plating. High quantity of pollutant and toxic gases emitted has forced to manufacturers change from organic- based to water- based paints.  Machining. The big amount of waste for this process is managed by recycling  Joining. Welding is the predominant…

Touch screen technology and the accompanying appliances have gained much popularity over the years. Now, even businesses are going the extra mile to bring in touch screen appliances and peripheral devices to make things a bit more modern and easier. But there are different types of touch screen technologies available in the market, so it can be a daunting task to make a choice if you aren’t well informed. Let’s change that. In total, there are 3 types of touch screens available, one of which is…

The motorcycle battery is obviously important, well duh, you can’t start a motorcycle without it, so it is important. However, it is probably the most neglected part of the motorcycle as well because it is slightly difficult to reach and take care of it because of its location. So it is quite frequently the battery which is a cause of breakdown of a motorcycle and this is what makes it important for the battery to be maintained properly. Considering the importance of motorcycle battery it is…

This may be the week when you finally meet your baby and it indeed is an exciting and anxiety-riddled period. Prepare yourself, your spouse and older children as best as you can, for the arrival of your baby. Use the extra time to brush up on labor, pain management techniques, breathing techniques, breastfeeding, caring for a newborn and taking care of yourself in the first few weeks after birth. Changes happening to your body in week 40 The nesting instinct might return in full measure around…